The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-07
An Important Sale.

CANTON, Jan. THE assignees in insol-
vency of the Canton Lumber Company, To-
Gated at Gilbertville, sold the equity of re-
demption in the Canton steam mill, booms,
fixture, ETC., together with the equity on
three-fourshs of two townships of timber
land to Hon. George d. Bisbee of. Buckfeld,
for $4,000. The membranes on the above
property amount to about $4,000
1t is understood that Mr.. Bisbee made the
purchase for Mr.. George Van Dyke of Ian
caster, N. H. Mr.. Van Dyke is president
of the Connecticut River Lumber Company,
and thus the product of the mill will be
doubled. The Merchants National Bank of
Portland hold the claim.
Not Guilty.
SKowHEGAN, Jan. 6.-Upon the assem-
bling of the Somerset Supreme Judicial
Court Thursday morning. the jury in the
case of State VS.. Emma E. Brown, indicted
for burning barn in Harmony, Sept. 25th.
last, rendered verdict of mot guilty.
A Blaze at RockIand.
RocKLAND, Jan. GA building owned
and occupied by Frank Temple of this city
as stable and COOPER shop, burned this
noon. 1t is estimated the damage to the
building and contents is $500. There is no
insurance.
Death of John C. Wood.
WINTHROP, Jan. 6.-John G. Wood, gen.
tleman widely kno wn in the religious world,
died today after painful illness. He was
a leading farmer and an extensive cattle
dealer for years.
A Strike at Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK, Jan. 6.-The operatives in
the mule room at the Cabot Cotton mills.
struck and left work today. They want
more pay.
Indictments Reported.
BELFAST, Jan. 6.-The grand jury of the
Supreme Court reported four bills: One
against Mrs. Martha M. Crockett, of Swan
vile, for the murder Of her husband by pois-
on; and three against other parties for as
saulting officers.
A Burglary.
BAR HARBoR, JAN 6-The store of Frank
o. Foster on Main street, was entered last
evening by means of stolen key, and the
money draw robbed of its contents. The
thief obtained $17 in change. A boy named
Keefe has been arrested, charged with the
larceny.
Death Of Mr.. S. Z, May.
LEWISTON, Jan. 6.-Mr. Samuel E. May of
Lewiston, died at his home at quarter past
u o'clock, this afternoon.
Although the last years of Mr.. Mays life
was passed quietly and leisurely in Lewis
ton, his early manhood was full of activity
and adventure.
He was born in Winthrop on the third day
of December, 1882. His father was the late
Hon. Seth May, at one time justice of the
Maine Supreme Judicial Court. When but
boy, he went to sea and served before the
mast on several voyages. Later, he studied
law in Boston with F. E. Webb, Esq, for
merly of Winthrop. Abandoning the idea
of becoming lawyer, he went into trade.
For short time he kept store in Winthrop.
He emigrated to Janesville, Wis, and
worked in store there, for the late A. W.
Carter of Auburn. Several of the best years
of his life Mr.. May spent in Portland, where
he was employed in the wholesale drug busi-
ness and in the wholesale dry goods busi-
ness, and where he formed associations with
young men who are now numbered among
the leading merchants of Portland-associa-
tions which were kept warm till the end.
Mr.. May married in 1861, Ellen E., daugh-
ter of the late Hon. John B. Jones,by whom
he had three children, one of whom survives
Mr.. May engaged with Mr.. Jones in build
in building the Bangor & Piseataquis and
the Androscoggin railroads. Twenty-one
years ago, they went into the brokerage bus
mess, together, in Lewiston. The partner
ship was afterwards dissolved and Mr.. May
continued the business till the present time.
His sign was one of the oldest and best
known on Lisbon street. He had been for
years intimately connected with several of
our manufacturing corporations and little
over year ago was asked to accept the
agency of the Franklin Company, but de-
clined.
He died of Bright's disease in its worst
form. For about two months he was con-
fined to his house, and four weeks ago his
mind became completely shattered.
The deceased was Royal Arch Mason.
he was also a member of the Knights of
Honor and the Royal Arcanum.
The funeral will be held at o'clock Satur-
day afternoon, at the house.